Ironing-tablet



(No Model.)

S. S. MYERS.

IRONING TABLET.

No. 328,425. Patented Oct. 13, 1885.

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NITED STATES SIMON S. MYERS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

lRONlNG-TABLET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.328,425, dated October 13, 1885.

Application filed January 31, 1885.

$0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON S. MYERs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in \Vaxing or Ironing Tablets, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a waxing-tablet embodying my invention, the top of the same being broken away. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

My invention consists of an ironing-tablet formed of a block having a piece of wax thereon, a box receiving the block, and a perforated cap secured by a band or strip to said box, the box serving to prevent the escape of melted wax at the bottom of the tablet.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a cake, plate, slice, or piece of wax, which is supported on a block, B, of wood or other suitable substantial material.

0 represents a cap, preferably of metal, which is laid on the piece of wax A, and its rim D incloses the sides of the latter, the top of the cap being perforated.

E represents a box at the bottom of the tab let, the same receiving the block B, and having its sides surround the rim D of the cap 0, said box being connected with said rim by a strip or band, F, of paper or other suitable yielding material, pasted, gummed, or otherwise properly secured thereto, whereby the box and cap are prevented from separation and the wax and block are safely held in position.

A suitable wrapper is applied, the same,

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however, leaving the top of the cap uncovered, so that the tablet is ready for service.

It will be seen that when a hotiron is passed over the cap the latter is heated and the wax melted or softened,so that the pressure of the iron on the cap causes the latter to yield or move downwardly, thus forcing the wax through the perforations of the capiu contact with the iron, whereby the iron is conveniently and uniformly waxed, as is evident, it being noticed that the block B supports the piece A, and the cap controls the supply of wax to the iron regulated by the degree of pressure of the iron on the cap.

The box covers the sides and bottom of the block, and should any quantity of melted wax run down the inner sides of the rim of the cap it may enter the limited space between the block and box and harden therein, thus preventing more melted wax from entering the box, so that escape of melted wax at the bottom of the tablet is prevented, itbeing noticed that the main portion of the block is inclosed by the box, and the strip F secures the cap to the box, thus retaining the cap, piece of wax, and block in position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An ironing-tablet consisting of the block B, having a piece of wax thereon, a perforated metallic cap, 0, on top of said wax, and a box, IE, said box receiving the block B, and said cap being secured by the band D to said box, substantially as described.

SIMON S. MYERS.

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JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, A. P. GRANT. 

